Opinion Journal: The Next Big Thing: Education Savings Accounts

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... prison Obama has ... doubled from his plan to tax certain kinds of CDs accounts ... meanwhile the states to come up with a far better idea to help parents pay ... for the kids counted station's ... call letters to education director John Butcher are joins me now like John ... what our education savings accounts in the States ... well we used the school choice we use to think well let's find the best place for our child goes call ... your local school or a charter school or private school or some families even ... choose to homeschool ... with an education savings account you can take ... of public money and put it in a private account that parents can control ... to buy educational products and services for their children ... the private school solution AKP to during ... these special education therapy ... textbooks even save for college or pay costs which ... now are two states that these accounts already Arizona and Florida ... that they're a lot of other states are considering them right ... it's really sightings National school choice we it's exciting to be talking about Virginia where they have no pass of the subcommittee there I don't need another run in with the full committee ... in ... Mississippi Senate committee passed the bill ... there's already activity happened in Oklahoma ... as well as Iowa ... and nine and several other states have have expressed interest in and so were were excited for the students ... to really be thinking about learning bread and twenty for Sentry activity and not just picking a place ... to go to school while it doesn't sound like a partisan issue you either because you mention Virginia ... Governor by Democrats I know that Nevada is also looking at the so-called ESA is covered by ... force or Republican Governor Brian Sandoval ... by is this a trend that we're continuing to see in school choice ... I that that isn't partisan that it's both sides the aisle sporting ... well I think the ... over the years we've seen that school choice programs help with graduation rates ... they help students not only go to college but persisting Collins ... made a really quality high school education ... than because of school choice program ... so when you see results like this these are things we want for every child credit should be easy ... it can be something we can all agree on that every child should have a chance ... at a free education and they are happy in a local school that's really the fact is though is that not every school ... is the perfect place ... rate for the children are going to it you are all different they need something unique well the TSA is no fix the fundamental problem which is the rising cost of to wish and I ... we'll tell you not with ... college tuitions ... the future where students gather for whatever's Iconix players trade school ... or college than they have to take remedial classes rank then they'll have to stay longer like ... to extend their college career to finish the credits that we can get it repaired in K twelve ... which hasn't been happening in the traditional system for thousands of students ... why education savings accounts can help both students in K twelve ... and went to college ... well it's another example of the innovation at the state level not in Washington ... Goldwater Institute education director John Butcher thanks very much ... thank you ...